Scenes from Christmas

Christmas Eve was a candlelight service
            



 Gorgeous Christmas morning

                                                  Christmas Dinner with sooo much good food.




A crackling fire in the fireplace...made it feel so cozy and comfortable.












An awesome display of Christmas lights seen each year.

Comments settings

Recently I have had several people say..."I can't figure out how to leave a comment" on your blog.  So I did some investigating.  Here is what happened.  I changed my template, and that disabled my comments set up. Computers...blogging...I am still learning.

So a thanks to those of you who alerted me!...And... try again. I really do enjoy comments.

Sick... Anyone?

Doesn't this look like a great strawberry smoothie?  Until you taste it...oh what a surprise!
We call it "poison", as the family who shared the recipe with us originally called it. It really cures you quick of what ales you.  I made up the brew this morning for a family member who awoke with a sore throat. Here is what makes it "so good":

juice of  7-10 lemons
10 radishes
1/2 red onion
1/2 garlic bulb
1 T. honey
1 t. anise seed

Blend together...sip throughout the day...and enjoy ;)
We have found it to be effective in easing symptoms  and duration of  colds or flu.

A Windy Day

Today we have experienced southern winds.  You'd think that it would mean warmer temperatures...but not when it is blowing this hard.  However it was great to dry the still wet clothes from yesterdays wash.

Anniversary and Birthdays

This month we celebrated 21 years together by checking into a motel... the same chain we stayed in the night of our wedding.  Chief had been working 6 days a week for awhile and needed a little R&R.  It was low key, but enjoyable. This year we both turned 50...another reason to celebrate.
NRJ surprised us with the bouquet and plant....

Christmas Tree

My mother in love made one of these trees.  I took her idea and made one for someone who I knew would not have a tree of her own.  It now sits with dignity in her small "living room".

Aloe Vera Blooms

The first time ever remembering  seeing the Aloe Vera in bloom

Miracles

Out for my morning exercise, I pass a friend going the opposite way. We greet each other and keep going our separate ways.  A short time later I see her vehicle, but something was not right!  A window on her car was broken...no....shattered! Someone had broken into her car!   I paused and stood there a minute, then turned  and saw her returning to her car.  She was sure that her purse was gone, for that was the only possible thing they would be after.   The police were contacted, and I went on my way, not waiting to find out what transpired.
What she later shared with me  made goose bumps!  When the police arrived, and she really looked into her car...everything valuable... was still there in the car!  She thought that I just happened at the right time, or some other workers arriving at their job may have scared off the would be thieves...but I truly believe it was angels  protecting her vehicle, and God had said to those thieves "you can go this far...but no further...she is Mine!"

Cold Spell

We were told it might freeze...and it did. That is ice from standing water.  Looks like some of the garden plants didn't make it through.

Today's entertainment

At 9 a.m. we heard a loud pop...our lights blinked off, clocks went blank , computers switched to battery mode, .and the  phone ceased to work....Fortunately we have a cell phone on hand, gas  water heater, gas stove, and gas fireplace! It took the repair team about half an hour to arrive.  Then we watched them cut some branches that were touching the electrical wires at the house next door.  As they were working, they cut a wire...

They had to call in another troop to handle those wires they cut accidentally

.And it just so happens to be the coldest day yet ...with drizzly rain.

Thanks to these guys...our electricity is back on after 2 hours.

Now I don't have an excuse...got to get some work done now that we have electricity!

Creative Minds at work

I heard strange noises, and saw awkward movements coming from the study desk, and when the noise quieted...this is what was seen.

The question is...does it say something? I think it is kool!

Morning Beauty

This morning when I woke, this is what I saw. It encouraged me to get out for my walk...which was invigorating.  Songs of praise were on my mind as I walked and talked with God.  Our God is an Awesome God;Praise to the Lord; How Great Thou Art...with some words from Psalms I had just read gave me a good start to this new day.

I saw lots of "moon shadows"

Rain...

The weather has turned colder and brought some rain with it. The garden enjoyed it at first, but then...it is still raining more than 24 hours later. So unusual for us to experience here.